What to do in South Lake Tahoe: Music, food and theater highlight the weekend

Summertime in Lake Tahoe brings not only time on the beach and trails, but special events in and around South Lake Tahoe.

Some of this weekend's events:

Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty at Valhalla Art, Music and Theatre. Don't miss the highly acclaimed one woman show - Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat and Betty. Enjoy this production that humanizes the political scene with a story both whimsical and deeply moving - a behind-the-scenes look at Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, and Betty Ford. Share the journey of each as she deals with the fishbowl of First Ladydom.

Emmy Award-winning actress Elaine Bromka starred as eight different First Ladies opposite Rich Little in the PBS show "The Presidents". Intrigued by their stories, she went on with playwright Eric H. Weinberger to create this one-woman show.

"In her one-act drama, Bromka paused briefly between roles to change wigs and dresses for each of her telling portraits. Lady Bird is remarkably lifelike with the actor's voice, smile and mannerisms perfectly mimicking the lady from Texas who loved giving speeches and devoted herself to Lyndon B. Johnson. .........Bromka dramatizes the private side of Pat Nixon as she faces the crisis of Watergate and her husband Richard M. Nixon's isolation, even from her..........Bromka's Betty Ford is big-voiced and down-to-earth in her outspoken views on abortion and sexual behavior....." (From the Times-Herald Record of Middletown, New York review)
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Showtime is 7:30 p.m. For tickets: https://valhallatahoe.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=100. Cost at the door is higher.

Music and Art Festival at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe
Friday – Sunday, July 20 – 22 and August 24 – 26, 2018, Music and Art Festival at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, Enjoy live local music, art, and specialty vendors in Guitar Plaza! Entry is Free on Guitar Plaza.

Heavenly Village Summer Concert Series. The Heavenly Village Summer Concert Series The Shops at Heavenly Village will host free outdoor concerts every Friday and Saturday evening Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day from 5:30 p.m. July 20 is Steel Breeze, July 21 Gotcha Covered. Stage moves weekly from by the fountain to corner of Heavenly Village Way and Lake Tahoe Blvd.

Taste of Gold Food, Wine, Jazz at the Lake Tahoe Community College - The Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation’s 7th annual Taste of Gold fundraiser will be Saturday, July 21, 2018, from 6 p.m. Eat, drink and dance to support LTCC students and programs! This fun event features gourmet eats from restaurants & caterers around the lake, delicious El Dorado and Amador County wines and hand-crafted beers and spirits, plus Big Band Jazz under the pines! For more information: http://www.ltcc.edu/giving/foundationevents.php

Summer Luau at the Beach Retreat & Lodge - Saturday, July 21, 2018, Summer Luau at the Beach Retreat & Lodge. 6:00 – 9:00 pm. scape to the islands! Luau fun right in the heart of South Lake Tahoe. Dinner and a show on the beach. Reserve your seat before it sells out. Day of tickets will be sold based on availability starting at 4pm at the Beach Retreat. For more information, call (530) 541-6722. The Beach Retreat & Lodge is located at 3441 Lake Tahoe Blvd in South Lake Tahoe.

Keith Urban will be at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena on July 21 and 22.
Melissa Etheridge at MontBleu July 21.
Solid Gold Soul at Harrah's Tahoe through Sept. 3.
Volume Rock n Roll Burlesque Show at the Hard Rock through Sept. 8.
Magic After Dark: Robert Hall, at The Loft July 20-21.
Magic Fusion at the Loft Theatre & Lounge, ongoing nightly.
The Improv at Harveys – Ben Gleib July 20-22.

For more information on what to do in Tahoe, visit https://tahoesouth.com/.